Improved carriage-hub



J. W. WESTON.

Wheel Hub.

Patented July 6, 1869.

*Wz'znesses Mw f specification, wherein- A tlntul JAMES WAWEs'roN, or New Youre; N. Y;

Letters Patent No. 92,238, dated July 6, 1869.

IMPROVED CARRIAGE-HUB.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES W. VESTON, of thel city and State of New York, have invented and made a new and useful Improvement in Hubs for Wheels; and I do hereby declare the followingto be afull, clear, and exact description of the said invention, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making part ot' this Figure l is aT longitudinal section of the hub, com` plete Figure 2 is a cross-section of the same; and

Figure 3 is an end View of' the hub.

Similar letters denote the same parts.

Hubs for wheels are usually made out of one piece of wood, with the niortises for the spokes and the lnetal bands at the ends.

In many instances the hubs split longitudinally, in consequence of the shrinkage ofthe wood and the strain in drivingthe spokes into the niortises.

My invention consists in a hub made of lamin of wood rolled up into a tubular form, the direction of the grainzin lone layer, runningr different to that in the contiguouslayer, so that the grain of the wood is crossed and does not run in one direction, as heretofore. Thereby the strength isV greatlyincreased, and the hub is prevented from splitting.

In the drawing;--

a is the tubular nietallic pipe receiving the axle.. b b is the wooden body ofthe hub, made of laminac lof wood rolled up into a cylinderof the necessary size, e

being united by glue or other cef' layers, run about at right angles with each other, the

one goinglengthwise ofthe hub, the other around the hub; but they may be made so that the gr'aiu ot' the wood runs diagonally in alternate opposite direct-ions.

1f desired, a disk or disks may be applied to cover the end grain of the wood at the respective ends of the hub. V

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A wheel-hub made of laminze of wood,- in the manner specified, and for the purposes set forth.

In witness whereof', I have hereunto sot my signature, this 14th day ofApril, A. D. 1869;

J. XV. WESTON.

Vitnesses:

CnAs. H. SMITH, Geo. .l. PINCKNEY. 

